Ian Ritchie leads ritchie*studio, one of the world's most innovative and influential contemporary architectural practices, based in London. Ian is a Royal Academician and a member of the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. He is Honorary Visiting Professor of Architecture Liverpool University; Fellow of the Society of Façade Engineering and Emeritus Commissioner CABE. He has been adviser to the British Museum, The Ove Arup Foundation and the Centre for Urban Science and Progress NYU. He has chaired international juries including RIBA Stirling Prize, Czech Architecture Grand Prix and the Berlin Art Prize. As well as an architect, he is a writer, a poet, and his art is held in several international galleries and museums.